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The latest questions and answers, from members following Dubliners at eNotes.Sat, 9 Aug 2014 17:26:28 PSTen-us"Eveline" is certainly an appropriate choice for the essay on Dublin's...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-most-significant-stories-dubliners-regarding-379430
"Eveline" is certainly an appropriate choice for the essay on Dublin's being "the soul of hemiplegia and paralysis" as the concept of paralysis drives this story. From the very beginning of this narrative, Dublin is portrayed as a setting of darkness as "evening invade[s] the avenue." Inside the curtains hold the odor of cretonne, a chemical used in mortuaries. As Eveline looks out her window, she watches the "man out of the last house" pass...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-most-significant-stories-dubliners-regarding-379430Sat, 9 Aug 2014 17:26:28 PSTIn his work Dubliners, James Joyce employs details in such a way that...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897
In his work Dubliners, James Joyce employs details in such a way that they transcend mere description and rise to the level of symbolism. The priests and nuns of the stories in this volume, therefore, come to represent the spiritual paralysis of the Irish as well as the stultification of opportunity. For, in some cases, with the unopposed authority of the Church and its position in society these representatives of the Catholic Church turn...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897Sat, 9 Aug 2014 15:52:24 PSTDirt in the Biblical sense represents death--"Dust thou art, unto dust...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-does-dirt-have-dubliners-467899
Dirt in the Biblical sense represents death--"Dust thou art, unto dust thou shalt return"-- and in James Joyce's Dubliners there is often dust in houses that are on brown lanes, symbolizing the death of one's spirits. For instance, in the opening paragraph of the story of the same name, Eveline sits at the window at dusk and in "her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired." This passage suggests Eveline's dead-end life of duty...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-does-dirt-have-dubliners-467899Thu, 3 Apr 2014 22:30:38 PSTPriests are important figures in Dubliners as they are representative of...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897
Priests are important figures in Dubliners as they are representative of the Catholic Church, a vitally important part of life in the city of Dublin at the turn of the twentieth century, when these stories were written. Joyce thought that the Catholic Church had altogether too much power over the lives of ordinary Irish people, was too conservative in outlook and helped to keep the people in a kind of mental subjection. Not every story in this...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897#1Thu, 3 Apr 2014 18:52:43 PSTThe presence of priests in many of the stories contained in James...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-priest-dubliners-symbolize-467896
The presence of priests in many of the stories contained in James Joyce's Dubliners symbolizes the presence of Catholicism in the lives of the Irish, an often overbearing presence that stultifies and inhibits the lives of the Dubliners, who live in a city controlled by the British Protestants. According to Richard Ellman, biographer of James Joyce, Joyce was convinced that the "real sovereign of Ireland [was] the Pope." Joyce repeatedly...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-priest-dubliners-symbolize-467896Thu, 3 Apr 2014 18:23:54 PSTWhat significance does "dirt" have in Dubliners?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-does-dirt-have-dubliners-467899
What significance does "dirt" have in Dubliners?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-does-dirt-have-dubliners-467899#2April 3, 2014, 1:58 pm PSTWhy are priests and those in religious orders in Dubliners important?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897
Why are priests and those in religious orders in Dubliners important?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-priest-dubliners-important-467897#3April 3, 2014, 1:56 pm PSTWhat does the priest in Dubliners symbolize?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-priest-dubliners-symbolize-467896
What does the priest in Dubliners symbolize?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-does-priest-dubliners-symbolize-467896#4April 3, 2014, 1:55 pm PSTIn a short story, the setting is a crucial element and, as it creates...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-short-story-best-illustrates-use-setting-462522
In a short story, the setting is a crucial element and, as it creates mood and circumstance, it can be as important as the theme. Short stories need to convey their message in a very short space of time and so, without a ready and easily recognizable setting, a reader can get lost and fail to understand the story. A novel has many chapters and builds characters, all of which contribute to the setting, whereas, in a short story, this is not...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-short-story-best-illustrates-use-setting-462522Wed, 6 Nov 2013 05:58:07 PSTWhich short story best illustrates the use of setting?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-short-story-best-illustrates-use-setting-462522
Which short story best illustrates the use of setting?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-short-story-best-illustrates-use-setting-462522#5November 6, 2013, 5:03 am PSTIn this quote from James Joyce's Eveline, how does the word "invade"...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/quote-from-eveline-she-sat-window-watching-evening-462216
In this quote from James Joyce's Eveline, how does the word "invade" relate to the story's theme? "She sat at the window watching evening invade the avenue."http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/quote-from-eveline-she-sat-window-watching-evening-462216November 4, 2013, 4:46 am PSTIn this quote from Eveline by James Joyce, "She sat at the window...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/quote-from-eveline-she-sat-window-watching-evening-462215
In this quote from Eveline by James Joyce, "She sat at the window watching evening invade the avenue," what literary device has the author used?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/quote-from-eveline-she-sat-window-watching-evening-462215November 4, 2013, 4:45 am PSTThe name Eveline means "little, or small, Eve" which is Hebrew for...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-title-eveline-by-james-joyce-332974
The name Eveline means "little, or small, Eve" which is Hebrew for "life." Of course, the connotations associated with the name Eve are those of the first woman who tempted her mate Adam with the apple from the serpert, an act which expelled them from the Garden of Eden. On the other hand, the meaning of "life" and the diminutive suffix of -lyn, or -line suggest that Eveline lives a small life, which certainly seems to be her situation as she...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-significance-title-eveline-by-james-joyce-332974Fri, 16 Aug 2013 02:37:24 PSTIn the short story Counterparts from Dubliners by James Joyce, how does...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-farrington-get-enough-money-go-drinking-445085
In the short story Counterparts from Dubliners by James Joyce, how does Farrington get enough money to go drinking and what does this say about him? What is his reaction to getting money in this way?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-does-farrington-get-enough-money-go-drinking-445085July 27, 2013, 2:57 am PSTIn Counterparts from Dubliners by James Joyce, what do Mr. Alleyne’s...http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-do-mr-alleynes-complaints-about-farrington-444940
In Counterparts from Dubliners by James Joyce, what do Mr. Alleyne’s complaints about Farrington tell us about Farrington? Does his reaction to these complaints support or weaken Mr. Alleyne’s accusations?http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-do-mr-alleynes-complaints-about-farrington-444940July 26, 2013, 1:03 am PST